Kutxi — Voices from Endangered Language Communities

In this episode, we continue our conversation on language revitalization by looking at the projects, people, and ideas helping communities keep their languages strong. Welmoed Sjoerdstra joins us to talk about her work with Afûk, the organisation for the Frisian language, as well as her research at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, where she develops curricula for secondary and vocationa...

In this episode, we explore the differences, overlaps, and tensions between immigrant communities and Indigenous or minoritized language communities both in their homelands and across the diaspora. We’re joined by Mohammad Kamal-Deen Fuseini Dnshitobu, a professional teacher, Wikimedian volunteer, and grants manager for the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group. His work spans Sub-Saharan Africa, where h...

What does it mean to bring feminism into minority language activism? In this episode, Anna Garvin and Maddi Kintana discuss how struggles for gender justice and linguistic justice can speak to one another. Through their experiences in the Scottish Gaelic and Basque communities, they reflect on the women who have shaped their relationships with language, the role feminism plays in their activism, a...

In this episode, we continue our conversation on self-identity with Okan Dale , a member of the Laz diaspora, and Nadja Šołćic (Scholze) , an Upper Sorbian speaker from Germany. Together, they reflect on what it means to belong to communities whose identities are often shaped by language, history, place, and diaspora. Nadja shares her perspective on being Sorbian in Germany, while Okan speaks abou...

This episode focuses on the power of community-led language work and the people creating meaningful projects from within their own communities. We speak with Çiya Tabar, a Kurdish community member based in Bilbao, and Mohammad Kamal-Deen Fuseini Dnshitobu, a Dagbamba language activist from Ghana. Çiya shares his passion for Kurdish language and culture, while Dnshitobu discusses his work with Wiki...

In this episode of Kutxi , we explore some of the language revitalization projects taking shape in our communities and the work people are doing to keep their languages strong. What kinds of projects are being created in different communities? What does it mean to create spaces where people can learn, use, and reconnect with their languages? And how do we hold both the joy of seeing learners grow...

In the first episode of Kutxi , we explore self-identity and what it means to belong to a minoritized language community. How do language, culture, and belonging shape the way we see ourselves? And what happens when identity is rooted not only in ethnicity or place, but also in lived experience, community, and commitment to keeping a language alive? This episode features Luka Golinski , a Lower So...